Description: The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) is the state branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, serving as a statewide civil rights organization that organizes communities and advocates for racial justice, voting rights, criminal justice reform, education equity, economic opportunity, and anti-discrimination across Virginia. Type: Non-profit civil rights organization (state conference of a national non-profit) Policies: Voting rights and voter protection; criminal justice reform and police accountability; anti-discrimination and civil rights enforcement; education equity and school desegregation; economic and health equity; redistricting and fair representation; community empowerment and civic engagement Funding: Primarily funded by membership dues, individual donations, foundation grants, local fundraising events and corporate or community sponsorships Affiliates: Affiliated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), local Virginia NAACP branches and youth/college chapters; frequently collaborates with civil rights legal groups such as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and other statewide advocacy coalitions
